FAIZABAD AYODHYA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs DR. RAJESH KUMAR PANDEY

The Supreme Court addressed appeals concerning compensation for land acquisition under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The court upheld the High Court's directive for Development Authorities to compensate original landowners, emphasizing that no award had been declared under the previous Land Acquisition Act, 1894, at the time the new Act came into force. Consequently, the court affirmed the applicability of the 2013 Act for determining compensation.